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This morning's Daily Star claimed that a new Office of Rail Regulation report meant more misery for hard-pressed commuters. But does this report actually show that fares are increasing? Read
As a number of Government reforms to the welfare system take effect this month, we look at whether it is the most disabled in society that are bearing the brunt of public spending cuts. Read
Many media outlets this morning cover a former Archbishop of Canterbury criticising the Prime Minister over 'aggressive secularisation'. Lord Carey feels "that his government is aiding and abetting this aggression … Read
Are the recent headlines about dwindling gas supplies a cause for concern or just hot air? Read
Rail and bus fare increases are always in the news. But how much are we actually spending on these fares, and are they impacting on our budgets? Read
As George Osborne announced in his Budget that the Government would introduce a cap on social care costs a year earlier than planned, how does this impact on Labour's claim that nobody who is currently in care will benefit from the reforms? Read
The Coalition and the Opposition continue to disagree on which party has a better record in office when it comes to lifting people out of fuel poverty. There's also debate about whether or not renewable energy subsidies are to blame for rising energy bills. What does the evidence show? Read
In response to the Coalition's plan to increase the use of "secret courts" in cases where the intelligence services must defend their conduct, the Daily Mail announced that it would be cheaper for the Government to compensate terror suspects. Is this true? Read
As the Children and Families Bill, which was published yesterday, aims to make it easier for adoptive parents to look after children from a different ethnic background to themselves, we look at how big a difference a child's background makes to their chances of being adopted. Read
Between falling church attendances and census figures showing a rise in non-believers, is religion in this country doomed? Full Fact looks at the state of Britain's flock. Read
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